Western cyclone., 1887-03-10
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
The Sonata.

senate presented a message from the pres
ldent IN response to the resolution of the
senate IN reference to the seizure and
sale of the American schooner Rebecca
at TampicO, aud to the resignation of
the late minister to Mexico, Jackson,
stating that it is not deemed compatible
with public interest to communicate the
correspondence III either case at present
Upon motion of Nj. Miller the pleuro-
pneumonia bill was taken up.
Mr.. Van Wyck renewed his amend
ment extending the application of the
bill to the swine plague and cholera and
other contagious diseases among swine.
Adopted. The bill was passed. Yeas
80, nays 10.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the conference
committee On the bill respecting fisher
les, made a long report as to the oificul-
ties xlstlDg In the conference and which
prevented an agreement.
MIR. Sherman offered resolution pro
viding for daily meeting of the senate
at IL A. n. Laid over till tomorrow.
After twenty minutes secret ess ol The
senate adjourned.
MARCH 1.-The committee on privil-
EGGS and elections reported back the Gre
dentials of Senator Stockbridge, OF
Michigan, and Turpie, of Indiana, Ito
gether with protest of the two houses
of the Indiana legislature in the latter
case). They were placed in the files and
the committee was discharged from their
further consideration.
Fifty seven pension bills were passed
in twenty five minutes.
On motion of Mr.. Platt the house bill
to annex portion of Idaho to Washing
ton territory was taken from the calen.
dar and passed with amendments. Con
ference was asked on the amendments
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill was presented by Mr.. Nc
MILAN and he explained the bill as it
came from The house. 1t originally ap-
propriated, he said, $7,46S,OOO. AS it
passed the senate it appropriated $1O,-
100000. AS now reported from the
conference committee it appropriated
$9,913,8O0.
The conference report was agreed to
without discussion and without divls
ion.
The senate then resumed the consider
alton of the bill for the forfeiture of GER
tain railroad land grants in Michigan
aAd the bill was passed without divis-
ion.
On motion of Mr.. Cullom the house
bill to convey to and COZ f I'm in the city
of Aurora, Ill, a small island in Fox
river, within the limits of that city, was
passed.
The senate bill to quiet the title of
settlers on the Des MONIES liver lands in
Iowa passed.
When the senate reassem bled its ses-
sion the deficiency bill was reported
from the house, and read the fist and
second time (Edmunds not berg pres
enO and referred to the commitlee on
appropriations.
The senate took up the house bill for
allowance of certain claims reported by
accounting officers of the United States
treasury department. The bill covers
ninety-three printed pages, giving the
names of several claimants and the
amount due to each, tie majority being
for quite small sums. They are chiefly
for quartermasters' and cOmmissaries'
stores taken by the army during the war
in Missouri, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Maryland, and some portions of Tennes
see, there having been 81, 900 such claims
filed under The act of July 4, 1864.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend that pro-
vision so as to leave the treasury de-
partment to act in the matter of payment
under its own rules and regulations.
Mr.. She rman assented to that PROPOSE
ton and the bill was 80 amended. The
bill was then passed without division
and a conference was asked.
The House.
FEB. 25.-The committee on appro-
priations reported deficiency appro-
priation bill, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole.
The house then went into the COM
mittee of the whole on the naval sppro
priation bill.
FEB. 2S-The labor arbitration bill
passed without amendment. The house
bill to prevent the employment of con-
Wet or alien labor pom public build
ing or on public works, or in the prepar-
alton of material for public buildings,
or public works, passed.
The house bill to provide for the sd-
justment of land grants heretofore made
by congress and remaining unadjusted,
passed after the adoption of sundrv
amendments and conference was or
deIed on it.
The house in the committee of the
whole considered the legislative appro-
p1iaticn bill. The bill having been read
by paragraphs for amendments, Mr..
Blanchard, IF Louisiana, raised point
of order against the words sin full com
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